Dr. Richard K. Caldwell, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,603
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 503
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,487
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 417 S 4th St, Gadsden, AL 35901
- Practice phone
- Call (256) 543-9302
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Dowling & Caldwell MD
Gadsden, Alabama
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Dr. Richard K. Caldwell is an otolaryngologist in Gadsden, Alabama
Dr. Caldwell practices at Dowling & Caldwell MD in Gadsden, Alabama.
Dr. Caldwell's NPI, 1629182332, was assigned on August 18, 2006. Dr. Caldwell graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Caldwell holds Alabama license 19865.
- NPI
- 1629182332NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6002968963
- NPI enumeration date
- August 18, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (256) 543-9302
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard K. Caldwell practices at Dowling & Caldwell MD in Gadsden, Alabama
Dr. Caldwell's primary practice is Dowling & Caldwell MD, at 417 S 4th St, Gadsden, AL 35901 in Etowah County. The practice phone is (256) 543-9302.
- Dowling & Caldwell MD417 S 4th St, Gadsden, AL 35901 · Etowah CountyPhone(256) 543-9302
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Richard K. Caldwell is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Caldwell's primary practice is Dowling & Caldwell MD in Gadsden, Alabama. Dr. Caldwell is also affiliated with Gadsden Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Dowling & Caldwell, M.D., P.C. Dmand AI also links Dr. Caldwell to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard K. Caldwell's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Caldwell practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dowling & Caldwell MD | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard K. Caldwell is one of 137 otolaryngologists in Alabama
Otolaryngology is Dr. Caldwell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Caldwell is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Otolaryngology, AlabamaPrimary
Otolaryngologists near Dr. Caldwell
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard K. Caldwell billed Medicare for 2,603 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,603 Medicare services from Dr. Caldwell across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 503 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $75,093 for them.
Dr. Caldwell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,1812024: 1,52029%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8302024: 8013%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2442024: 2267%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 682024: 5618%
Where Dr. Caldwell's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,58899%
- In a facility151%
Dr. Caldwell compared with the Alabama median for otolaryngologists, 2024
- Dr. Caldwell
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 2,603vs 1,1532.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 503vs 32853% above
- Part D claims
- 2,362vs 5034.7 times
Medians across 141 otolaryngologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Caldwell's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard K. Caldwell treated 503 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 503 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Caldwell in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 226 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Caldwell's median patient age at 68, with 59% women.
Dr. Caldwell's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Caldwell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women30360%
- Men20040%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Caldwell's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis57%
- Ischemic heart disease37%
- Diabetes33%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
- Anxiety27%
- COPD26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Caldwell's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard K. Caldwell wrote 2,487 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Caldwell wrote 2,487 Medicare Part D claims for 665 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,362 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $59,801 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,143 claims across 35 drugs.
Dr. Caldwell's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,439 claims98%
- Brand-name48 claims2%
Dr. Caldwell's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Caldwell's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%34 of 2,487 claims
- Antibiotics9%214 of 2,487 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,1432024: 2,36210%
Drugs named by CMS: 35 in 2024, 35 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard K. Caldwell scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Caldwell for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Caldwell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Richard K. Caldwell received $261 in industry payments from 2017 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Caldwell from 6 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Intersect ENT, Inc. paid the most, $151.
General payments to Dr. Caldwell by program year, 2017 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Caldwell the most, 2017 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard K. Caldwell graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Caldwell graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard K. Caldwell's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard K. Caldwell's NPI number?
Dr. Richard K. Caldwell's NPI number is 1629182332. It was assigned on August 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard K. Caldwell?
Dr. Richard K. Caldwell is an otolaryngologist in Gadsden, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).
Where does Dr. Richard K. Caldwell practice?
Dr. Caldwell practices at 417 S 4th St, Gadsden, AL 35901. Dr. Caldwell's primary practice is Dowling & Caldwell MD in Gadsden, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Caldwell to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Richard K. Caldwell's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Caldwell is (256) 543-9302.
What is Dr. Richard K. Caldwell's medical license number?
Dr. Caldwell holds Alabama license 19865.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard K. Caldwell affiliated with?
Dr. Caldwell is affiliated with Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Caldwell to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Richard K. Caldwell part of?
Dr. Caldwell is linked to Dowling & Caldwell, M.D., P.C.
Does Dr. Richard K. Caldwell accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Caldwell billed Medicare for 2,603 services in 2024, and Dr. Caldwell accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Richard K. Caldwell's MIPS score?
Dr. Caldwell's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard K. Caldwell see?
CMS counts 503 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Caldwell in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Richard K. Caldwell bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Caldwell's most billed Medicare services were allergy test or treatment (95165), office visit, established patient (99213) and allergy test or treatment (95115).
Where did Dr. Richard K. Caldwell go to medical school?
Dr. Caldwell graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Richard K. Caldwell prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Caldwell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Fluticasone Propionate, Pantoprazole Sodium and Ipratropium Bromide.
Has Dr. Richard K. Caldwell received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $261 in general payments to Dr. Caldwell from 6 companies from 2017 to 2024. The largest total came from Intersect ENT, Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard K. Caldwell been practicing?
Dr. Caldwell graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
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